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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2006.0393 -- [RedHat]
Moderate: spamassassin security update
7 June 2006
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: spamassassin
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-2447
Ref: ESB-2006.0392
Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: spamassassin security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0543-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html
Issue date: 2006-06-06
Updated on: 2006-06-06
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CVE-2006-2447
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1. Summary:
Updated spamassassin packages that fix an arbitrary code execution flaw
are now available.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
3. Problem description:
SpamAssassin provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (SPAM)
from incoming email.
A flaw was found with the way the Spamassassin spamd daemon processes the
virtual pop username passed to it. If a site is running spamd with both the
- - --vpopmail and --paranoid flags, it is possible for a remote user with the
ability to connect to the spamd daemon to execute arbitrary commands as
the user running the spamd daemon. (CVE-2006-2447)
Note: None of the IMAP or POP servers shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 support vpopmail delivery. Running spamd with the --vpopmail and
- - --paranoid flags is uncommon and not the default startup option as shipped
with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
Spamassassin, as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, performs RBL
lookups against visi.com to help determine if an email is spam. However,
this DNS RBL has recently disappeared, resulting in mail filtering delays
and timeouts.
Users of SpamAssassin should upgrade to these updated packages containing
version 3.0.6 and backported patches, which are not vulnerable to these issues.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
178580 - /etc/sysconfig/spamassasin loses file context and timestamp
191033 - spamassassin looks up broken NS domain (visi.com)
193865 - CVE-2006-2447 spamassassin arbitrary command execution
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
1cf6fab6ed57f94851a8c87ada04f523 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
i386:
0978c0b3e20da3fac966c71d13667bea spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
25bd4187c6a66e2ca677105811029237 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e16f3dea0718f28a779ab7265a5bee1 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
3e1d2e066d9703cd6beaa5a9bad55c4a spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc:
1777390bb8c1371d85b5f18ebbf3f50a spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ppc.rpm
d32f0f8e36f8bb5794a77ac0e7fd4d9f spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.ppc.rpm
s390:
19525de01fac4f0d7bb66ea5f5abd955 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.s390.rpm
d582574e19e8302d4b2aba17e8efd558 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.s390.rpm
s390x:
6c35a656281f5d4d5fe856987dfe686b spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.s390x.rpm
31a8592215353516a365f8b80ed487f4 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
0e723a4ff9037961094be458f0da16e3 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
4c4640624ad78ea722d1407bf0a7ba82 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
1cf6fab6ed57f94851a8c87ada04f523 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
i386:
0978c0b3e20da3fac966c71d13667bea spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
25bd4187c6a66e2ca677105811029237 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
0e723a4ff9037961094be458f0da16e3 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
4c4640624ad78ea722d1407bf0a7ba82 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
1cf6fab6ed57f94851a8c87ada04f523 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
i386:
0978c0b3e20da3fac966c71d13667bea spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
25bd4187c6a66e2ca677105811029237 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e16f3dea0718f28a779ab7265a5bee1 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
3e1d2e066d9703cd6beaa5a9bad55c4a spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
0e723a4ff9037961094be458f0da16e3 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
4c4640624ad78ea722d1407bf0a7ba82 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
1cf6fab6ed57f94851a8c87ada04f523 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.src.rpm
i386:
0978c0b3e20da3fac966c71d13667bea spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
25bd4187c6a66e2ca677105811029237 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e16f3dea0718f28a779ab7265a5bee1 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
3e1d2e066d9703cd6beaa5a9bad55c4a spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
0e723a4ff9037961094be458f0da16e3 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
4c4640624ad78ea722d1407bf0a7ba82 spamassassin-debuginfo-3.0.6-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2447
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
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